the line of reasoning: Moviemania sold 5 percent more popcorn last year than in the previous year--->the claim that the change has hurt the popcorn sales is false.
A:total sales of all refreshment increased less than 5%.可以加强原推论,表明这个改变的确是促进了popcorn的销量。 反之想如果total sales increased more than 5%,而popcorn是5%,那么即使销量增加,也表明change带来的是负面影响。